Again, putting on my anthropologist's hat, until the new millennium, one would be hard pressed to find a black woman portrayed as sexy, desirable in the mainstream media. Most black women on tv and in movies were usually portrayed as bossy, rude, fat, obnoxious and generally undesirable. But, times and audiences have changed and since media is all about marketing, it's not uncommon to see highly sexualized portrayals of black women in the media these days. So, you see young black girls copying what they see "I too can be sexy" and attracting thousands of random people online. Some of their audience are just high school peers, but many are not. I saw this when I taught high school. One can only imagine that what ever this creep normally pulls on his victims, he became interested in doing it to a black girl.
-- did you major in Anthro? Are you using it? I love the field but there's no work to be had unless you go on to grad school and I can say my undergrad stint was riddled with missing classes due to hanging out with guys :/
Again, putting on my anthropologist's hat, until the new millennium, one would be hard pressed to find a black woman portrayed as sexy, desirable in the mainstream media. Most black women on tv and in movies were usually portrayed as bossy, rude, fat, obnoxious and generally undesirable. But, times and audiences have changed and since media is all about marketing, it's not uncommon to see highly sexualized portrayals of black women in the media these days. So, you see young black girls copying what they see "I too can be sexy" and attracting thousands of random people online. Some of their audience are just high school peers, but many are not. I saw this when I taught high school. One can only imagine that what ever this creep normally pulls on his victims, he became interested in doing it to a black girl.
Also, I don't find the guy's feigned Gomer Pyle act convincing. He sat in the Food Lion parking lot stalking every resident in Nelson County until he found a victim. That show he put on for the Hook is just plain old scary. LE wouldn't have swooped in and taken this guy off the streets if they "weren't sure." He may have had other women on his radar.
I'm sure he has accomplices. He knows people. Afterall, he was able to get Sarah Clark's phone number from somebody. He doesn't look innocent to me. He looks deeply psychotic.
BTW, good morning, lol. Just getting up, catching up
Sorry to go off topic guys, but wanted to answer question. Yes, MA, PHD is important to get work; job market is slim to begin with. I got my MA, 16 years ago, gosh! time flies. Am a Jane of all trades, but I've held public sector positions including public school work over the years due to my degree, and experience of course.OT: I have a BA in Anthro but I don't use it
Looking at motive...
Just wanted to co-sign the theory that RAT's trip to the adult store and purchase of movies may be a HUGELY important clue. In the 2003 rape and murder case of 10 year old Holly Jones here in Toronto, perp Michael Briere admitted that viewing child *advertiser censored* online had triggered his desire for "the real thing".
Tragically, this twisted desire resulted in an innocent young girl's death. I remember at the time that it was quite a revelation to many that the act of viewing child *advertiser censored* can be a stepping stone to carrying out those acts in real life. Like RAT, Holly's perp was well over 30 and had not had a history with LE.
JMO
